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The First Americans
Episode 28
Modern humans thrived in the Americas for thousands of years before the first European colonists arrived, but how and when did they get there?
What's …
3 years, 6 months ago
The French & Indian War with Dan Snow
Episode 27
As the British and French colonies in North America expanded in the middle of the 18th century, they inevitably clashed. Fighting between the two sid…
3 years, 6 months ago
The War of 1812
Episode 26
In the early 19th century, amidst the Napoleonic wars, the British began restricting the United States’ trade with Europe. On top of this, the Britis…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Assassination of President McKinley
Episode 25
On 5th September, 1901, President William McKinley attended a public reception at the Pan American Exposition, a 6-month-long World’s Fair, in Buffal…
3 years, 6 months ago
Pearl Harbor
Episode 24
On the morning of 7th December 1941, hundreds of Japanese planes took off from aircraft carriers and attacked Pearl Harbor, on Oahu island, Hawaii. T…
3 years, 6 months ago
Start of the Space Race
Episode 23
Space historian Jay Gallentine tells Don how World War 2 weapons paved the way for space rockets, igniting a space race between the USA and the USSR …
3 years, 6 months ago
Capturing Lincoln’s Assassin
Episode 22
On shooting President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth fled Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC on horseback, eventually heading south. But Lincoln’s …
3 years, 6 months ago
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Episode 21
On the evening of 14th April, 1865, the Union was celebrating victory in the civil war, won 5 days earlier with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox…
3 years, 7 months ago
The First Thanksgiving
Episode 20
In the fall of 1621, a year after the pilgrim ship the Mayflower landed on the coast of New England, the settlers of the Plymouth Colony celebrated t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Ronald Reagan: The Peacemaker
Episode 19
When Ronald Reagan became President in 1981, he was initially written off by many as a reckless B movie cowboy who would lead the US to nuclear war.
H…
3 years, 7 months ago